High-water mark
673.6344
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6344 at BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 19, 2024
Shank N Shig BBQ
Shank N Shig BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 37 at the BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (2024). They are ranked #3781 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1509 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 11, 2021
latest Jul 19, 2024 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.47 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 658.82 (-1.35)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.65 · weakest Brisket (161.03)
Road miles
576
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.82 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #853 (130 pts) | #1087 (105 pts) | #1105 (115 pts) | #906 (130 pts) | #894 (130 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #656 (295 pts) | #1022 (145 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #926 (150 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #512 (335 pts) | #422 (475 pts) | #623 (280 pts) | #318 (645 pts) | #539 (345 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Shank N Shig BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Shank N Shig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1510
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Shank N Shig BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1488
Level with Shank N Shig BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1488
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1488
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Hand Smoke SLV | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Highwaymen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOME FARM BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKRASTINATORS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 157.0744 | 167.65 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 158.8000 | 163.23 | top 64% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 158.7884 | 166.91 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 148.5256 | 161.03 | top 64% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 82% | Jun 11, 2022 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 53% | Jun 10, 2022 |
| 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 76% | Aug 27, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
149
finished ahead 116 times, behind 248
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jun 11, 2022 → Jul 19, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score673.6344 BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
- Most recent contest BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
20216 milestones
- First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- First call Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.4800 Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- Peak power rating (1509) Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- First category win (Pork) Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | Jul 19, 2024 |
| +8.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | Jun 11, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 11, 2022 |
| -8.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2022 |
| -8.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | Jun 12, 2021 |
| -4.2 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | Aug 27, 2021 |
| -1.5 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) | Aug 26, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 30% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 83% | 91% | 91% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 64% | 93.4% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 11 / 37 (673.6344) | 16 (170.2972) | 14 (167.9656) | 11 (167.9772) | 11 (167.3944) |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 32 / 37 (655.2916) | 32 (163.4172) | 32 (159.4060) | 26 (166.2400) | 19 (166.2284) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 31 / 39 (655.2912) | 3 (173.1200) | 20 (166.2628) | 36 (158.7884) | 34 (157.1200) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 20 / 25 (648.9944) | 22 (157.0744) | 18 (163.3944) | 19 (162.8228) | 13 (165.7028) |
| Aug 26, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 18 / 25 (654.1604) | 17 (167.3944) | 20 (158.8000) | 14 (163.3944) | 12 (164.5716) |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 35 / 45 (651.8856) | 28 (166.8228) | 29 (162.8344) | 1 (173.7028) | 43 (148.5256) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 14 / 52 (672.4800) | 2 (175.4172) | 28 (163.9656) | 6 (175.4172) | 43 (157.6800) |